Where does “ζωντόβολο” come from?

ζωντόβολο (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek ζωντόβολον, from Ancient Greek ζῶ, from Ancient Greek ζώω, from Proto-Hellenic ďṓwō — to live.

ζωντόβολο (Greek): beast, animal; boor, blockhead, lummox

Definitions

  1. beast, animal; boor, blockhead, lummox

Ancestry of “ζωντόβολο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekζωντόβολον
2Ancient Greekζῶto live
3Ancient GreekζώωEpic and Ionic form of ζάω
4Proto-Hellenicďṓwōto live
Every word from Proto-Hellenic ďṓwōEvery word from Ancient Greek ζώωEvery word from Ancient Greek ζῶ